§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what evidence he has as to the level of summonses issued for defaulters on(a) domestic and (b) industrial and commercial rates at the latest convenient date to December 1989.
§ Mr. KeyFrom information collected by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy we estimate that 1.4 million summonses were issued by rating authorities in England in 1989–90. No information is available on the split between domestic and non-domestic ratepayers.